The U.S. and the Taliban have drafted the framework of a deal which could pave the way for peace talks with Kabul, special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad was quoted as saying Monday, but major sticking points including a cease-fire and a withdrawal of foreign forces remain. The comments by Khalilzad to...

Iran is likely to expand its cyber espionage activities as its relations with Western powers worsen, the European Union digital security agency said Monday. Iranian hackers are behind several cyber-attacks and online disinformation campaigns in recent years as the country tries to...

Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was sentenced on Monday to four and a half years in prison for state subversion, sealing the fate of another attorney swept up in a 2015 crackdown. Wang, 42, who defended political activists and victims of land seizures, disappeared in...

Panama rolled out the red carpet for Pope Francis for World Youth Day celebrations, but here and across Latin America the Catholic Church is losing ground to a growing evangelical movement. In the gritty barrio of El Chorrillo, a kilometer (half-mile) of dense streets from where Francis...